‘Firefly,’ ‘Doctor Who,’ William Shatner, Bruce Campbell Q&A’s, Evening Parties, Superhero-Themed Panels Headline Programming At Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con This Weekend Sessions With Eliza Dushku, Sean Astin, Adam West & Burt Ward, Ralph Macchio, Top Creators, St. Louis ‘Weatherbird,’ Comics History, Speed Dating, Film Festival, Video Game Discussions Among Dozens Of Panels At America’s Center Friday Through Sunday ST. LOUIS, April 2, 2014 – Question-and-answer sessions featuring stars of “Firefly” andSerenity Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin and Alan Tudyk, individual discussions with “Doctor Who” headliners Matt Smith and Karen Gillan and panels featuring William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “T.J. Hooker”), Bruce Campbell (“Burn Notice,” Evil Dead), Sean Astin(The Lord of the Rings, Rudy) and other celebrities
Continue readingValiant Brings Valiant First to Wondercon 2014 with Exclusives, Panels, Signings and More
From April 18th–20th, get the inside track on RAI, ARMOR HUNTERS, THE DELINQUENTS and the rest of Valiant’s power-packed VALIANT FIRST publishing line-up at WonderCon Anaheim 2014! With special guests including James Asmus (writer – Quantum and Woody, The Delinquents), David Baron (colorist – Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman: End Times), Joshua Dysart (writer – Harbinger,Armor Hunters: Harbinger), and Robert Venditti (writer – Armor Hunters, X-O Manowar), stop by Booth #210/212 inside the Anaheim Convention Center for a weekend packed with special signings, free giveaways, and con-exclusive products you won’t find anywhere else – including the all-new Harbinger #22 “Death of a Renegade” WonderCon Exclusive Variant by red-hot artist Michael Walsh(Secret Avengers, Comeback)! Limited to 500 copies, this WonderCon-exclusive release captures Valiant’s team of wayward teenage heroes just before they strike out
Continue readingFunko Shows Off New Fabrikations
As if you weren’t addicted to Funkos Pop! Vinyl already, now they have to create new cute stuff for you to get addicted to. (Which is why we love Funko so very, very much.) Funko is introducting new Fabrikations, 6-inch soft-sculpted figures. Filled with a dense foam and weighted to be able to stand on a variety of surfaces, these Fabrikations have rotating heads and vinyl accessories. To start off this line, Funko release pictures of Yoda and Boba Fett from Star Wars, Batman and Harley Quinn from DC Comics, and Deadpool from Marvel Comics. These are slated to arrive in June. Check the pics below.
Continue readingBotCon Reveals 2014 Figure – Decepticon Pirate Scorponok with Headmaster Olin Zarak
Well, to quote a spinach-eating sailor man, blow me down. Or as I tweeted, Nobody expects 1) the unexpected; 2) the Spanish Inquisition; 3) a new Headmaster figure in 2014. http://t.co/FCDSeLDZfa @BotCon — ASM (@ASMzine) April 3, 2014 I’ve lamented that we weren’t getting Nightbeat as a Headmaster later this year. I’ve wondered if we’d ever get a Headmaster figure again. Looks like BotCon has answered my mostly-unheard request, because lo and behold, they just showed off Decepticon Pirate Scorponok with Headmaster Olin Zarak. Look at him. Look at how glorious he is. LOOK AT THAT HEAD. It’s like it’s
Continue readingDark Horse at ECCC: Baltimore Hunts the Red King
ECCC: BALTIMORE HUNTS THE RED KING! Peter Bergting debuts in the Mignolaverse! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE, WA—Eisner Award–winning horror master Mike Mignola and #1 New York Times best-selling author Christopher Golden present a new comics series featuring the world’s greatest monster hunter, Lord Henry Baltimore, in Baltimore: The Witch of Harju. In his newest adventure, fresh off a showdown in London, Baltimore shelters a woman on the run from a possessed dead man and the witch playing his puppet master. This three-issue miniseries from writers Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, with Eisner Award–winning colorist Dave Stewart, will feature the artwork of Peter Bergting (The Portent: Ashes,Domovoi).
Continue readingDark Horse at ECCC: Dark Horse Debuts “Deep Gravity”
ECCC: DARK HORSE DEBUTS DEEP GRAVITY If Aliens Don’t Kill Him, The Crash Will! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE, WA—Dark Horse announces Deep Gravity, a new four-part miniseries from the minds of Mike Richardson and the creative team of Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko (Star Wars: Legacy, Planet of the Apes). Welcome to Poseidon! Gilise MG452, a.k.a. “Poseidon,” is Earth’s deadly sister planet. A planet similar to ours, yet utterly alien, it circles a red dwarf just three years from Earth. Maelstrom Science and Technology Corp. has the lone contract to mine the planet’s resources. But what once was a scientific expedition has become a
Continue readingDark Horse at ECCC: Curt Pires and Jason Copland “Pop”
ECCC: CURT PIRES & JASON COPLAND “POP”! In TV we trust! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE, WA—What if the world’s pop stars and celebrities were literally products, grown by the world’s wealthiest (and most depraved) minds—and one of them escaped? Dark Horse presents the new four-issue miniseries Pop! Smart and savage! Sexy and scathing! Writer Curt Pires (Theremin, LP) and artist Jason Copland (Daredevil, RoboCop, Kill All Monsters) deliver a series that’s original, exciting, and sure to draw attention! As unique as it is entertaining, Pop is a white-knuckled thrill ride through the marketing-mastered, technologically tethered tragicomedy we call life. Praise for Curt Pires and Jason Copland:
Continue readingDark Horse at EECC: “Elfquest” Gets Gallery Edition
ECCC: ELFQUEST GETS GALLERY EDITION! Celebrating over 30 years of ElfQuest! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE, WA—In 1978, Wendy and Richard Pini first published what would become one of the most revered classic-fantasy epics in comics. Today, ElfQuestcontinues to capture the imaginations of readers of all ages, as Chief Cutter and his Wolfriders battle savage humans, forge lasting alliances, and discover strange new lands in this ultimate fantasy adventure! Dark Horse proudly presents ElfQuest: The Original Quest Gallery Edition, a one-of-a-kind edition, which collects the first five issues of The Original Quest (“Fire and Flight”) in their gorgeous original glory. Each page is carefully scanned from Wendy Pini’s original art
Continue readingJagex Uploads “Transformers Universe” Trailer Featuring Gameplay
The fine folks at Jagex just uploaded a trailer of the upcoming “Transformers Universe” game to YouTube. In this new trailer, you see teases of the gameplay involved as you join a side and fight your enemy. Take a look: [youtube id=”BLVxVvkmzzc” mode=”normal” align=”center”] ASM: It looks good so far, but as I’m not a huge gamer, I’m probably not the right person to judge. Anyone else have thoughts?
Continue readingMarvel Comics & Wizard World Reveal ‘Hulk #1’ Exclusive Variant Cover For Minneapolis Comic Con
Marvel Comics & Wizard World Reveal ‘Hulk #1’ Exclusive Variant Cover By Mike Grell For Minneapolis Comic Con VIP Attendees Receive Free Copy At Minneapolis Convention Center, May 2-4; Continues Year-long Series In Which Marvel Offers Exclusive Books At All 16 Wizard World Shows NEW YORK, March 25, 2014 – Marvel Comics and Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) today revealed the latest edition of its 2014 series of exclusive variant covers of the best Marvel titles with the unveiling of Hulk #1, drawn by superstar artist Mike Grell. VIP attendees at Wizard World Minneapolis Comic Con, May 2-4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, will receive a free copy of
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